Alida, Minnesota

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Alida
Coordinates: 47°23′01″N95°14′05″W / 47.38361°N 95.23472°W / 47.38361; -95.23472 Coordinates: 47°23′01″N95°14′05″W / 47.38361°N 95.23472°W / 47.38361; -95.23472
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Clearwater
Elevation
1,522 ft (464 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 218
GNIS feature ID639281 [1]

Alida is an unincorporated community in Clearwater County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

History

A post office was established at Alida in 1898, and remained in operation until being discontinued in 1945. [2] [3] The community was named by John Lind, 14th Governor of Minnesota, perhaps after a place of the same name in Indiana or Kansas. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alida, Minnesota
  2. "Clearwater County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alida Post Office (historical)
  4. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  122.